Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Monday 11 May 2026 until 06:00, Tuesday 12 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
Northwesterly winds will reach force 6 at times late Monday night and Tuesday morning on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A moderate to fresh north or northwest airflow covers Ireland, generated by an anticyclone of 1036hPa, centred in the mid-Atlantic and a depression of 1000hPa, centred over the North Sea. An associated weak front is tracking southeastwards over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Decreasing northerly or variable force 2 to 4 imminent, slackest in the north and northwest. Soon increasing west or northwest mainly force 4, occasionally force 5. Later increasing mainly force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with patchy light rain and drizzle clearing southwards. Isolated mist patches. Mostly cloudy later with light rain and drizzle tracking southwards.
Visibility: Mostly good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Decreasing northerly or variable force 3 to 5 imminent. Later decreasing westerly or variable force 2 to 4. Increasing force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6 towards the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with patchy light rain and drizzle clearing southwards. Mainly fair imminent. Mostly cloudy later with light rain and drizzle tracking southwards.
Visibility: Mostly good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Valentia
Wind: Decreasing north or northwest force 3 or 4 imminent. Soon increasing northwesterly or variable force 3 to 5, strongest between Roche's Point and Valentia.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated patches of light rain and drizzle. Mostly fair later.
Visibility: Mostly good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Wednesday 13 May 2026
Mostly moderate to fresh west or northwest winds, increasing strong at times. Winds will strengthen from the northwest from Tuesday afternoon, steadily increasing strong to near gale force in all areas through the rest of Tuesday and Tuesday night. Weather: Patchy rain and drizzle clearing southeastwards Tuesday morning. Becoming cloudy to fair with showers in the north, extending southwards later Tuesday and Tuesday night, turning heavy or possibly thundery in the north and northeast.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Monday 11 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
